Michael Pennington

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington is a British director and actor who, together with director Michael Bogdanov, founded the English Shakespeare Company. Although primarily a stage actor, he is best known to wider audiences for his role as Moff Jerjerrod, commanding officer of the Death Star in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and as Michael Foot in The Iron Lady, opposite Meryl Streep.

Filmography (65 Appearances)

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

2021

Raised by Wolves

2020

1945: The Savage Peace

2015

Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

2014

RSC Live: Richard II

2013

The Escape Artist

2013

Endeavour

2013

Father Brown

2013

The Iron Lady

2011

The Lost World of Communism

2009

Airborne: The RAF at 90

2008

Florence Nightingale

2008

Lewis

2007

Fragile

2005

Empire Warriors

2004

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003

State of Play

2003

The Dinosaur Hunters

2002

Pyramid

2002

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

2001

Waking the Dead

2001

Trial & Retribution

1997

Cracker: White Ghost

1996

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996

Silent Witness

1996

The Last Bolshevik

1994

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

1994

Between the Lines

1992

Richard II

1991

Henry IV: Part 2

1991

Henry IV: Part 1

1991

Richard III

1991

Henry VI: House of York

1991

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

1991

Henry V

1991

Summer's Lease

1989

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986

The Marlowe Inquest

1986

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1985

The Mayor of Montemilone

1984

Freud

1984

Playing Shakespeare

1984

Cymbeline

1983

Return of the Jedi

1983

Outside Edge

1982

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981

Danton's Death

1978

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

1978

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977

The Witches of Pendle

1976

Playhouse

1974

The Dolly Scene

1970

Mad Jack

1970

Hamlet

1969

The Tycoon

1968 Debut

ITV Playhouse

1967

Callan

1967

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Public Eye

1965

Theatre 625

1964

Drama 61-67

1961

No Hiding Place

1959

Armchair Theatre

1956
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